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Aston Villa has confirmed the signing of Emiliano Martínez from Arsenal.

The goalkeeper joins the club on a £ 20 million deal after impressing with the Gunners towards the end of last season following Bernd Leno’s injury.

The latter’s return meant that Martinez was again the second choice, but his performances have earned him a move elsewhere.

The Argentine leaves Arsenal after ten years at the club.

Atlético de Madrid will offer Arsenal two players as part of a deal to sign Alexandre Lacazette, reports Marca.

The rojiblancos are still determined to sign the Frenchman, who insisted he is happy where he is after scoring against Fulham last weekend.

But Atlético could try to tempt Arsenal with wingers Vitolo and Thomas Lemar.

It remains to be seen whether such a deal would interest the Gunners.

Bayer Leverkusen is ready to start talks on a deal to sign Sead Kolasinac from Arsenal, according to a report by Sport Bild.

The Gunners are open to offers for the defender, who has fallen into the hierarchy of Mikel Arteta.

And he could be ready to return to Germany, with Leverkusen expected to hit Arsenal’s € 10 million asking price.

Kolasinac’s € 9 million annual salary in the Emirates could prove a stumbling block, but Leverkusen are confident a compromise can be reached.

Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has taken to Instagram to bid farewell to Gunners fans ahead of their move to Aston Villa.

“Thank you Arsenal,” he said. “For me, I couldn’t be happier to walk out the front door with the Arsenal fan base supporting me and the club supporting me.

“I had been at the club for 11 years, and although it was a tough road for me, and I suffered my time at Arsenal, today I am happy and tried to show young goalkeepers how work is worth it.”

“When you work hard, you are not going to be happy all the time, you are going to have frustrations, bad times in life.” Everyone at Arsenal understood and support me in my decision. The Arsenal fan base was always there for me, I felt their love.

“Even when Bernd got injured this season, I got tons of messages like ‘we trust you’, ‘you are our goalkeeper’. That gave me confidence, made me win games and made me the goalkeeper I am today.”

“They understood my story and they love the way I worked at the club. I am very happy to be part of the Arsenal family for 11 years.”

Some transfer news indirectly related to Arsenal here. Many Gunners fans will have continued to follow the progress of Theo Walcott and Alex Iwobi, but it looks like both could exceed the requirements at Everton.

The Toffees, according to the Times, are looking to move several players in an attempt to raise some funds after spending heavily on players like James Rodriguez and Allan this summer.

Walcott and Iwobi could be forced to look for new clubs, having fallen out of favor with Carlo Ancelotti.

Lyon’s sporting director Juninho has claimed that the club has not received any contact from Arsenal about a transfer from midfielder Houssem Aouar.

There is growing speculation that the Gunners are ready to move into the French, but there have been no offers so far.

“We have not received anything for Houssem, we have not received anything for Memphis,” Juninho said, also referring to Barcelona’s interest in Memphis Depay.

Theo Walcott, Alex Iwobi and Moise Kean are on sale in Everton this summer.

The Mirror reports that the Toffees will listen to offers for the three, who don’t have a first-team role this season with Carlo Ancelotti, with Iwobi freshly joined from Arsenal last year and Kean doing the same from Juventus.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Cenk Tosun and Bernard are also available if anyone is interested.

Runar Alex Runarsson should soon be an Arsenal player.

The Icelandic goalkeeper has undergone a doctor, DV report, and should join for around £ 1.5m from Dijon.

It appears that Runarsson will be the replacement for Emiliano Martínez, who will join Aston Villa.

Tottenham may well have Gareth Bale on their books soon.

The Welsh winger is in talks with his former club about a move back, be it a loan or a permanent trade.

He will be joined at Spurs by Real Madrid’s left back Sergio Reguilón, who should move out soon and have a buyback clause in his contract.

Toulouse could have been relegated from France’s top flight, but midfielder Ibrahim Sangare impressed nonetheless.

The 22-year-old was wanted by Spurs and Milan in early summer and now the Gunners have joined the hunt, says Italian media Tuttosport.

He is seen as a cheaper alternative to Thomas Partey and Amadou Diawara for Mikel Arteta’s side.